Definition of Meniscuses. Meaning of Meniscuses. Synonyms of Meniscuses

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Definition of Meniscuses

Meniscuses
Meniscus Me*nis"cus, n.; pl. L. Menisci (-s[=i]), E. Meniscuses. [NL., from Gr. ?, dim. of mh`nh the moon.] 1. A crescent. 2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. 3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds. Converging meniscus, Diverging meniscus. See Lens.

Meaning of Meniscuses from wikipedia

- A meniscus (pl.: menisci or meniscuses) is a crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous anatomical structure that, in contrast to an articular disc, only partly...
- Look up meniscus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Meniscus may refer to: Meniscus (anatomy), crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure that partly...
- A tear of a meniscus is a rupturing of one or more of the fibrocartilage strips in the knee called menisci. When doctors and patients refer to "torn cartilage"...
- In physics (particularly fluid statics), the meniscus (pl.: menisci, from Gr**** 'crescent') is the curve in the upper surface of a liquid close to the...
- Discoid meniscus is a rare human anatomic variant that usually affects the lateral meniscus of the knee. Usually a person with this anomaly has no complaints;...
- The lateral meniscus (external semilunar fibrocartilage) is a fibrocartilaginous band that spans the lateral side of the interior of the knee joint. It...
- A meniscus transplant or meniscal transplant is a transplant of the meniscus of the knee, which separates the thigh bone (femur) from the lower leg bone...
- Convex-concave (meniscus) lenses can be either positive or negative, depending on the relative curvatures of the two surfaces. A negative meniscus lens has a...
- concomitant medial meniscus injury. However, the 1990 analysis showed that lateral meniscus tears are more common than medial meniscus tears in conjunction...
- wall is either a concave or a convex meniscus. Buoyant objects will be attracted in the case of a concave meniscus and repelled for convex. Non-buoyant...